Air-hose protector



Nov. 27,1923. 1,475,269

o. M. KING ET AL AIR HOSE PROTECTOR Filed March 10, 1919 ments in Air-Hose Protectors;

1 bilists refill their tires at gasoline service stations, the present invention comprising Patented Nov. 27, 1923.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OLIVER M. KING AND ANDREW BROOKS, OE ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI, ASSIGNORS, BY

DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNM PORATION OF INDIANA.

N'I'S, TO THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY, A COR- AIR-HOSE PROTECTOR.

Application filed March 10, 1919. Serial No. 281,893.

To all whom it may concem:

Be it known that we, OLIVER M. KING and ANDREW J. BROOKS citizens of the States, residing at St. Joseph, in the county of Buchanan and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improveand we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, refings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

u-r invention relates tov air hose storage devices, and more particularly to a device for protecting the hose from which automoan improvement, in detail construction, of the device forming the subject matter of the co-pending application of Andrew J. Brooks, Serial No. 456,919.

In the accompanying drawings, part of this application: ig. 1 is an elevational view of a device embodying our invention in the form of a lamp post, the upper and lower portions of forming the post being-broken away to disclose the contained structure.

Fig. 2 is a detail, vertical, sectional view of the post, disclosing the contained parts viewed from a different angle.

Fig. 3 isa horizontal section of the sup-' porting standard showing the fixed pulley bracket and pulley.

1 designates a hollow column having an enlarged base portion 2 and a cap member which may consist of a translucent globe or 'similar element 3' upon which may be vided with a base stamped, embossed or otherwise associated, suitable lettering as, for example, the word Air or Free air and within the globe-3 may preferably be arranged a source of light. The bottom of the base 2 is proplate 4 having an opening 5 toreceive the lower end of the hollow standard 6-which may consist of a suitable pipe extending substantially the entire length of the casing or column 1 and projecting into the dome'or globe 3.

The retractin mechanism is shown as being supported by the standard or pipe 6 United erence being had to the accompanying draw and at the lower end of the standard 6 is a pulley bracket 7 comprising a jaw 8 carrying a guard plate 9 in which is mounted a pulley 10, the vided with an outwardly projecting flange 11, to which certain guide rods are attached, as will be explained hereinafter. The jaw 8 is fastened about the standard 6 by a clevis, 12, the free ends of which extend through the projections 13 and l4vof the bracket 7, the clevis and jaw being secured by the fastening devices the standard 6 is a bracket 17 likewise fastened to the standard by a clevis 1S and the bracket 17 is provided with a guard member 19 in 'which is journaled a pulley 20 over which passes a flexible cable 21, to one end of which is attached a counter-balance weight 22 vertically guidable in the hollow 15 and 16. Near the top ofstandard 6, the other end of the cable 21 being fastened to a pulley sheave 23 carrying the pulley 24 and having an outwardly projecting flange 25 with openings therein through which the guide rods 26 and 27 project. The guide rods are fastened to the vflange 11 and to the eye bolts 28 and 29 car- 32 which extends above the same and which-- carries a lamp socket 33 foran incandescent lamp 34 whereby the dome or globe 3 may beilluminated.

35 is an air inlet pipe to which the'hose 36 is attached, said hose passing over the pulley 24 in the sheave 23, and around the pulley 10 in the sheave or guard 9, the free end of the hose 36 passing through an opening 37 in the base of the column 1, the opening being provided; with an anti-trim tion device; The anti-friction device consists of a frame 37 provided with a lurality of concave rollers 38 arranged a out a common center, the concave portion of each roller representing substantially a quarter,

surrounded by rolling walls so that the hose may be projected or retracted through the opening 37 without friction. The end of the hose is provided with a ball or collar 39 adjacent to the valve 40 so that when the operator releases the hose, the ball or collar 39 will contact with the edge 41 to limit the retractive movement of the hose within the column 1. For the purpose of safety, we provide a removable door or closure on the base 2 which may fit over the "alve and the ball or collar and close the opening 37,

the door being adapted to be secured in any so that the pulley 24 will approach the pul-- ley 10 and thereby permit a sufficient length of hose to be pulled through the opening 37 to allow the operator to reach the car to inflate the tires thereof. As soon as the oper ator releases the nozzle 4'0, the counter-balance weight 22 will drop toward thebottom of the standard 6, raising the pulley'24 and thereby retracting the hose 36 within the column 1. The counter-balance weight and the pulley 24 will always have a normal tendency to retain the hose retracted within thecolumn where it will be protected against moisture, danger of being cut or other rough treatment so that the only time the hose will be exposed will be when it is being legitimately used for conveying air to serve .some useful purpose. Thus, it will be apparent that the life of the hosewill be materially prolonged, that the hose will be kept clean and that the nozzle 40 will always be in an accessible position.

Lemme the device is susceptible to many modifications particularly as to the exterior appearance without departing from the spirit of the invention. plain casing or column may be utilized so that the same may be sunk into the ground with the opening near the'top so that the hose will be accessible therethrough. Ordinarily, however, we prefer to arrange the entire device upon the surface of the ground and encase the same in a more or less artistic casing or column and generally in such manner that the casing not only serves as a protection for the hose but also may be provided with a dome or globe adapted to serve the dual purpose of a sign and an illuminating device. a

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is 1. A device of the character described,

comprising a hollow standard, a plate carried by the standard, guides connected to the plate, a pulley having fixed mounting on the plate, a pulley casing controlled by said guides, a hose pulley rotatable in the casing, a weight in the standard, a cable passing over the fixedly mounted pulley and connecting the weight and hose pulley casing, an inlet pipe, and a hose connected with the inlet pipe and run over the hose pulley. 2. A device of the character described, comprising a hollow standard, a plate carried by the standard, guides connected to the plate, a pulley having fixed mounting on the plate, a casing controlled by said guides, a hose pulley rotatable in the casing, a weight in the standard, a flexible connection passing over the fixedly mounted pulley and attached to the weight and to the hose pulley casing at opposite sides of the fixedly mounted pulley, a pulley secured to said standard adjacent the bottom thereof complementary to the hose pulley but fixed with respect to the standard, an inlet pipe, and a hose connected with the inlet pipe and run over the complcmentary hose pulleys.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures.

()LIVER M. KING. ANDREW J. BROOKS.

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